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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Nov 6, 1893

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 20, No. 1.

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BABY OR BOY.

By Susan B. Best

BY SUSAN B. BEST.
The youngest in our household Is Sammy, six years old; His cheeks are reddest roses; His hair is purest gold.
We often call him "baby," And "darling," "dear," and "pet," And if he hadn't stopped us, We'd call him these names yet.
One evening when his papa Was sitting all alone, The little fellow sought him And made his wishes known.
"I want to tell you something," He said, with serious eyes: "I wish we had a baby," To papa's great surprise.
"Well, I declare!" said papa; "What makes you wish so, dear?" And little Sammy answered, In accents calm and clear—
"I'm tired of being 'darling,' And 'dear' I don't enjoy. I wish we had a baby, So I could be a boy." —Selected.